John Denver & Cass Elliot - August 1972

[Gumboot]

Singing Cass' "Leaving On a Jet Plane" live on Burt Sugarman's Midnight Special TV show. Oh, those harmonies!

I'd heard the song many times before, but have only recently stumbled across this amazing performance.

Check out the poignant introduction too, remembering the grim background of 1972. Cass talks passionately about her college campus tour and drive for voter registration, and I'm left wondering how far we've come in the intervening 47 years.

Sadly less than 18 months later, Cass was dead.

But oh my, this song and these angelic voices just raise my spirits every time.

[hlthe2b]

1. Both gone way too soon...

[customerserviceguy]

4. Absolutely

What we could have had if they had still been with us...

[Mister Ed]

2. She's joking when she says she wrote the song, though.

It was actually written by Denver.

[Gumboot]

3. I didn't know that!

I'm here to learn, and it's all good.